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(No Model.)

W. N. OANDEE.

AUTOMATIC TWINE HOLDER.

No. 409 137. Patented Aug. 13, 1889.

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WILLIAM N. OANDEE, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND GEORGE S. THORNE, OF SAME PLACE.

AUTOMATIC TWINE-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 409,137, dated August 13, 1889. Application filed January 2, 1889. Serial No. 295,125. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern: between them, into which the surplus twine Be it known that I, WVILLIAM N. OANDEE, is wound by turning the case, as will be more a citizen of the United States, residing at Bufclearly hereinafter shown. falo, in the countyof Erie and State of New In the lower part or bottom of the grooveS York, have invented certain new and useful are three or more perforations 9, 10, and 12, Improvements in Automatic Twine-Holders, through which the twine is passed from the of which the following is a specification. ball 13, (inside of the case.) It is passed back My invention relates to certain new and useand forth through. these perforations to insure ful improvements in automatic twine-holders sufficient friction while it is being drawn Io adapted to be hung up overhead out of the through. way, whereby, whenever any desired length The bail 14, by which the device is adapted of twine is drawn out and broken off and the to be suspended overhead, or in any position surplus twine released, it is automatically it may be desired for use, is constructed of drawn back again to the twine-holder, so as to spring-wire of any suitable material, spring- 15 leave enough hanging out to be within easy brass wire or steel being preferred. It is reach when required for use, all of which will made in the form of a spring having two or be fully and clearlyhereinafter described and more turns 15, and the ends are bent in the claimed, reference being had to the acoompaform of a spiral 16, so as to clasp around the nying drawings, in whichbearings 5 and lie between the screw-threads 2o Figurel is afront elevation of the device 6. This bail 14: is made so that the lower complete, one of the case-coverings for the ends spring toward each other, and thereby screw-bearings being in section. Fig. 2 is a hold the two halves of the case together. side elevation, one-half being left off, so as to The operation of the device is as follows: show the interior construction and the ballof The two halves of the case being opened twine and its connection therewith. Fig. 3 is against the force of the springs, which keep a sectional elevation cutting through the two them together, the ball of twine 13 is inserted halves of the shell or case, (excepting the two and the end of the twine passed up through screwbearings,) so as to show how the two the hole 9,then down through the hole 10, and halves are put together. up through the hole 12. (See Fig. 2.) The 30 The case for holding the ball of twine is two halves are now put together, as in Fig. 1, made in two semi-spherical portions 1 and 2, and as much surplus twine as may be required and is preferably formed of cast-iron, having is wound around the case by turning it aseries of openings through it, of any suitable around, so that the screw-bearings cause the ornamental shape, to insure lightness. The arms 17 of the spring-bail to be moved out- 3 5 half 2 of this case is provided with a circular ward by means of the right and left hand recess 3, (see Fig. 3,) surrounding its inner screws, in accordance with thenumber of turns edge, into which the projecting rim 4 of the made. The end of the twine is then prefercase 1 passes and fits, as shown in said Fig. 3, ably passed through the looper-coil 15, leavso that the two portions of the case fit toing enough hanging out to be conveniently 4c gether nicely and are easily removable. reached when required. WVhen the end 18 of To the outside center of each half of the the twine is now drawn out, it first turns the case and firmly secured to it is a bearing 5, case and unwinds the surplus twine and then having a screw-thread 6, secured thereto in drawsfrom the ball as much as may be reany well-known way, which screw-threads (3, quired for use, which is then broken off and 45 as will be seen, are right and left handed. the end 18 released, when each of the arms 17 Each bearing 5 projects outward in opposite of the spring-bail begins to act on the screwdirections, so as to be in a line with each bearingsbymovingin towardthe case, and, by other, and each half 1 and 2 is provided with acting upon the screw-threads 6, causes the a circular outwardly-projecting rib or flange case to turn until the arms 17 touch the sides 50 7, adapted to leave a surrounding groove 8 of the case,when the surplustwine is all wound up and enough of the end 18 left hanging out to be conveniently reached again when re quired.

The shape of the spring-bail maybe varied without changing the nature of the invention, so long as it acts to turn the case, as described, and the form of the two halves of the case may be changed and still be adapted to operate substantially as described. I therefore do not wish to limit myself to the exact shape of either the spring-bail or case.

I claim as my invention- In an automatic twine-holder, the combination of a holding-case formed in two halves adapted to fit together and leave a groove surof the bail-arms to or from the ease, and per forations through the bottom of the surrounding groove, through which the twine is passed, substantially as described.

\VILLIAM N. CANDEE.

Witnesses Louis '1. TERRY, JAMES SANGSTER. 

